Kanye, Not Jay-Z, Makes Brief Webster Hall Appearance
Hey, that's not Jay-Z! The rapper was rumored to be a special guest at last night's Diesel party at Webster Hall, but the crowd got Kanye instead. And he only performed one song (with Clipse)! The rest of the night went on as planned, with not-so-surprise peformances by The Roots, Lykke Li, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt (that band sounds terrifying!), Heartsrevolution, The Noisettes, Theopholis London, Cobra Starship and Passion Pit. Word is that, unsurprisingly, The Roots stole the show. Here's some video from Kanye's performance; from the looks of it, higher quality stuff was being filmed and will hopefully find its way onto the internet.
Click on the images for more about this Week in Rock; this week features Kanye at Webster Hallt, Spank Rock at Siren and on the Williamsburg Bridge, and a Gothamist House (at CMJ) announcement!






What was the last decent act to play Webster Hall? I would probably guess Nina Hagen in '86. Of course it was the Ritz then, so I guess the trick answer is "no one".